fustigate

[ fuhs-ti-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, fus·ti·gat·ed, fus·ti·gat·ing.

1. to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
2. to criticize harshly; castigate:

   a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic shilly-shallying.

fustigate

/ ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to beat; cudgel

Derived Forms

• ˌfustiˈgation, noun
• ˈfustiˌgator, noun
• ˈfustiˌgatory, adjective

Other Words From

• fusti·gation noun
• fusti·gator noun
• fus·ti·ga·to·ry [fuhs, -ti-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fustigate¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre “to cudgel to death,” derivative of the noun fūstis “a stick, club, cudgel” + -igāre, combining form of agere “to drive, do, act”

Word History and Origins

Origin of fustigate¹

C17: from Late Latin fūstīgāre to cudgel to death, from Latin fūstis cudgel

Related Words

• blame
• blast
• castigate
• censure
• chastise
• chide
• condemn
• denounce
• excoriate
• reprimand